Using echocardiography in cardiac resynchronization therapy

American Heart Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1011-1020

  Mullens, Wilfried ^a   Tang, W H Wilson ^a   Grimm, Richard A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 36148970072     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.07.039     Document Type: Review

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